Ángel León (chef)

This article is about the Spanish chef. For the Olympic pistol shooter, see Ángel León Gozalo.

Ángel León (born 1977), known across Spain as "el Chef del Mar",^[1] is a Spanish chef noted for his experimental seafood dishes.^[2]

Ángel León
Ángel León in 2014
Born	1977 (age 47–48) Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Culinary career
Rating(s) (Michelin Guide)
Current restaurant(s) Aponiente Alevante

His restaurant Aponiente, located in El Puerto de Santa María, has been awarded three Michelin stars for the quality of its food, the first such recognition in Andalucia.^[3] In its award notice, the Michelin guide described León as "a true visionary".^[4]

He is currently engaged with a project to explore the culinary uses of Eelgrass, Zostera marina.^[1][2]